The New Jersey Center for Mime

New workshops coming soon!

Yass Hakoshima's workshops offer training in mime technique, body awareness & effective expression.
Through carefully designed physical and mental exercises of Eastern and Western origins you will learn the most important basic elements of body awareness, dynamics and function. These will give your body strength, flexibility and correct breathing. You will begin to use your body as a whole to express your thoughts and feelings more freely and be able to use communicative skills as well as your physical expression.

Based on this knowledge of body awareness, the easy step-by-step practice of classical mime technique will help you to gain self-confidence. At the end of the workshop you will be able to construct and present your own short message of body language.

A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY
To gain physical and mental strength and develop new skills in order to improve self-confidence and effective expression!

The New Jersey Center for Mime (NJCM), is the state’s first and only professional mime institute, directed by Yass Hakoshima, world-touring mime/movement artist. NJCM provides comprehensive training in all aspects of mime and movement, from theory to technique to performance skills.

NJCM is registered with the NJ Dept. of Education as Provider, a professional development and teacher training facility.  Teachers may use this workshop toward their 100-hour requirement. (Certificates will be issued to qualifying teachers.) The NJ Center for Mime is accessible to people with disabilities.

Montclair Modern Dance Center

Modern dance classes taught by Renate Boué
Classes in the Erick Hawkins technique
for all levels

Wednesdays: 7:30-9:00 PM
Call for other times.

The accent is on the joy of movement.

This dance technique emphasizes the natural flow of movement, combining the ability to move freely with strength and great flexibility, eliminating stress or strain. At the same time through individual attention and correction, proper alignment and body-awareness are carefully developed.

This dance form is ideal for students of all ages, regardless of prior experience. All participants, whether enthusiastic beginners, intermediate or aspiring professionals, will find that the Erick Hawkins technique provides the mental and physical well-being  helpful in dealing with everyday stress and pressures of any profession, resulting in a happier, more relaxed outlook.

Renate Boué received her early dance training in Germany and later studied with Martha Graham and Erick Hawkins in New York City eventually becoming Mr. Hawkins’ longtime assistant. She has taught at Montclair State University, Montclair Adult School, Montclair Performing Arts High School, Montclair Kimberley Academy, as well as at numerous private schools and community centers in New York City among them NYU School of Education, the Alvin Ailey School and the Erick Hawkins School of Dance. She has been artist-in residence at universities from California to Europe, and appeared on many national and international TV shows. Ms. Boué also performs with Yass Hakoshima Movement Theatre and is director of the Renate Boué Dance Company and the St. John’s Renaissance Dancers.